WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

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

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

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...

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.