You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!

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...

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

To beprepared is half the victory.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.