There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

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

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

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

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

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

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'