Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

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.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

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