Necessitynever made a good bargain.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Toevery answer you can find a new question.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

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

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him