Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

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

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.