In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

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

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.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

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

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Peacecan not be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Ourlonging for understandingis Eternal.

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