Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.