Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.

The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

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