All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

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

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

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

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

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

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind