A danger forseen is half avoided.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

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.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.