A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.