Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

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

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

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.