Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

It's good to shut up sometimes.

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

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.