Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

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.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.