Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

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.

Neversay more than is necessary.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

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

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side