Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.