At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

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

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.