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.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

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...