Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.