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

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.