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...

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.