Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

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

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.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea