A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.