A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

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

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

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

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

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.