A final word of advice: don't gloat about how well you have done.

A final word of advice: don't gloat about how well you have done.

The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.

the mediation of internal conflicts can be resolved by linkages with other problems.

The best practical advice then is: try to maximize your expected payoff, which is the sum of all payoffs multiplied by probabilities.

Most people, even in simple risky situations, don't behave the way the theory of utility would have them behave.

Disputants often fare poorly when they each act greedily and deceptively.