The hardeststep is over the threshold.

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

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.