A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.