Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

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