We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

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.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.