Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

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

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…

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

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

It's good to shut up sometimes.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.