Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

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

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