There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

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

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.