If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

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.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

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

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Stability is not immobility

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