Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.