The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Our power is in our ability to decide.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

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

Thework will teach you how to do it.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Well done is better than well said.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.