Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.