Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

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…

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Well done is better than well said.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.