Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

you salute your duty,you need not salute anybody. But if u pollute ur duty, u hav 2 salute every body.... -ABDUL KALAM

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.