Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Stability is not immobility

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.