Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

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.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

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

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

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

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.