The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

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

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.