We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech