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

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

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

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

No strength within, no respect without.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.