A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.