One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

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

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

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.