Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

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

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.