Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The comforter's head never aches.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

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

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

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

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.