Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

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.

The property of power is to protect.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

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