To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.