Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.