Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you