Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others