We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

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.