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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

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…

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.