Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

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

Better hazard than always be in fear.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.