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.

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

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.