Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.