All thingsat first appear difficult.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

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

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.