Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho