Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

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

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

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

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