Allthings at first appear difficult.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

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

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid