The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

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…

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.