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

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

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

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion