24 Quotes by William Ury

The peace we can aspire to then is not a harmonious peace of the grave, nor a submissive peace of the slave, but a hardworking peace of the brave.

The other often much prefers a clear answer, even if it is No, than continued indecision and waffling.

You can empathize without sympathizing.

Stay in the Zone. It is so easy in the midst of conflict to get lost in resentment about the past or in anxieties about the future. The challenge is to do the opposite and stay in the present moment, the only place where you have the power to experience true satisfaction as well as to change the situation for the better.

For every ounce of power you use, you need to add an ounce of conciliation. Let.

What sustains this “win-lose” mindset is a sense of scarcity, the fear that there is just not enough to go around, so we need to look out for ourselves even at the expense of others.

There is a saying that goes, “If you talked to your friends the way you talk to yourself, you wouldn’t have any.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way. – Daniele Vare, Italian diplomat We.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. – Ambrose Bierce If.