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.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.