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

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.