Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

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

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.