Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

People say law but they mean wealth.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

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

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.