Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

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

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…