Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

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

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

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.

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

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.