You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.