Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

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.

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

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.