Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

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

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea