Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

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