Instinct is the nose of the mind.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

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

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.