Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Peacecan not be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Ourlonging for understandingis Eternal.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?