Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

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.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

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.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.