He understands badly who listens badly.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

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.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.