Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived