Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Habit: the shackles of the free

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.