Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.