Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

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