Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

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

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.