Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

When u were born, u were crying and everyone round u was smiling.. Live ur life so that when u die, u're the one who is smiling and everyone round u is crying..

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Communicationis not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.