You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

People say law but they mean wealth.