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

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.