Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

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.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Thereare two sides to every question.