All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'