Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

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.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.