The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

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

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.