Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

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

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.