Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

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.

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.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

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

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.