Power tires only those who do not have it.

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.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

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

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.