Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

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.

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