Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

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

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

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.

To be preparedis half the victory.