The conflict of chemistry we do not think reprehensible. If we could look at social conflict as neither good nor bad, but simply a fact, we should make great strides in our thinking.

Crowd action is the outcome of agreement based on concurrence of emotion rather than of thought.

Experience may be hard but we claim its gifts because they are real, even though our feet bleed on its stones.

I am convinced that any feeling of exaltation because we have people under us should be conquered, for I am sure that if we enjoy being over people, there will be something in our manner which will make them dislike being under us.

There is too great a tendency (perhaps encouraged by popular journalism) to deal with the dramatic moments, forgetting that these are not always the most significant moments. ... To find the significant rather than the dramatic features of industrial controversy, of a disagreement in regard to policy on board of directors or between managers, is essential to integrative business policies.

The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.

Imitation is for shirkers, like-minded-ness for the comfort lovers, unifying for the creators.