Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.