Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

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

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits