Omnicompetence,' the ability to obtain whatever one wants or needs, is an unattainable but continuously approachable ideal for all mankind - past, present, and future.

To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately.

Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we get the wrong solution to the right problem.

It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.

We can only learn from mistakes, by identifying them, determining their source, and correcting them... people learn more from their own mistakes than from the successes of others.

Managers who don't know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure.

Every problem interacts with other problems and is therefore part of a set of interrelated problems, a system of problems. I choose to call such a system a mess.

No problem stays solved in a dynamic environment.

Creativity is the ability to identify self-imposed constraints, remove them, and explore the consequences of their removal.

The lower the rank of managers, the more they know about fewer things. The higher the rank of managers, the less they know about many things.

Nothing is harder to topple than a fact that supports a deeply held prejudice denied by its holder.

Rethink change: Make change management irrelevant through Appreciative Leadership Innovation focused Expectations (ALIFE)

The inner story, though the same in essence for all, is always single and unique in each human being, never before lived and never to be repeated.

The hidden strength is too deep a secret. But in the end...in the end it is our only ally.

I've always loved the poetry in 'Pale Fire.' I think it's wonderful.

If I had to name a driving force in my life, I would name PASSION every time

Do what others refuse to do.

There. Maybe if you're lucky, you'll get a scar! That's what you want, isn't it?

Oh, I'll be forgotten too, don't worry.

As is the case with all good things in life - love, good manners, language, cooking - personal creativity is required only rarely.

(Kiara sees Carlos' bleeding face)"Carlos! Oh my God, what happened?" "You still recognize me with a busted-up face. That's a good sign, right?