Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.