When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

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

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

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