Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

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

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.