Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.