Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

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