Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

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

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.