Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Habit: the shackles of the free

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.