Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.