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

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Well done is better than well said.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.