If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

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

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.