It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

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

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.