Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.