Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

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

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.