Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Oursubconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes, and cannot tell thedifference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What wecontinually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

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