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.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?