He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

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…

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

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