“People of uncommon abilities generally fall into eccentricities when their sphere of life is not adequate to their abilities.”

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

“General Napoleon says that ability is of little account without opportunity. The opposite is also correct: Opportunity is of little account without ability.”

“When people cheat in any arena, they diminish themselves-they threaten their own self-esteem and their relationships with others by undermining the trust they have in their ability to succeed and in their ability to be true.”

“The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee. And I will pay more for that ability.”

“The great threat we pose to each other is a fruit of our sublime ability to generalize.”