"When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans."

"Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well."

"Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed and external changes over which no one has control."

"Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context."

"He who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."