A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

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...

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

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

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

You can't unscramble an egg.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.