A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

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

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.