Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

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.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.