Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

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

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.