Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

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.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.