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.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.