There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

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

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

The property of power is to protect.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di