It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

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.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Unselfishness is more paying,only people have not the patience to practice it.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

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.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment