There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

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

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.