I hold it to be

I hold it to be
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
  

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Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.
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.
Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.
Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.
Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.
Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.
Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.
Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.
Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.