Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

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

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.