The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

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.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.