Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.