Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

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

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

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

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.