Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.