Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

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

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.