Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

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

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.