Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.