you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.