Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

A language is like living skin itself.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

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

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.