An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

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...

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

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

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.