Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

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

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.