Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

To everyanswer you can find a new question.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

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

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.