Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

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

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

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

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

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

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.