Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

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

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

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

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

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.