Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

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

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character