The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him