Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Ittakes time to save time.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

God has created the world in play.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

A Leader is a dealer in hope.

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

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.