Compromise,n. 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.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

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

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money