We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

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