You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

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