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.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

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

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

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

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

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