A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

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