Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.