The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.