Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

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

Allthings at first appear difficult.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.