No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

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

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

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.