A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

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

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.