No one lies as much as the indignant do.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

To be preparedis half the victory.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.