What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

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

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

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

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.