Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

To beprepared is half the victory.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Peacecan not be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Ourlonging for understandingis Eternal.

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

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable