Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important