A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

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

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.