Evil alone has oil for every wheel

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

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

Renown and repose do not go together.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving