Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

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

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.