Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

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

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.