Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

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.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Liberation is not deliverance.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

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

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.