Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

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