When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

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

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.