Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

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…

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

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.