Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

When weblame, we give away our power.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.