To be preparedis half the victory.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

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.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

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