The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.