Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.