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Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

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.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.