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

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

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

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.