If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

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

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.