Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

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

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Stability is not immobility