Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?