Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.