Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

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

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.