Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

A Leader is a dealer in hope.

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

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.