Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

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

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.