Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

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

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

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

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

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