Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

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

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges