In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

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.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.