Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.