The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.