Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

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

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.