Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

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.

To be preparedis half the victory.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

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