Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

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

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

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

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

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur