One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

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

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

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.

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