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Agree first on principles. Before even considering possible terms, you may want to agree on the standard or standards to apply.

Never yield to pressure, only to principle.

Whatever you do, be prepared to fight tricky bargaining tactics. You can be just as firm as they can, even firmer. It is easier to defend principle than an illegitimate tactic. Don’t be a victim.

We blunder… because we fail to understand the final principle of endings: Given a choice, human beings prefer endings that elevate.

…today… the principles [of data science] remain: people still struggle with the fundamental questions of what to analyze and why.

…as a general principle of mental hygiene, stretching your brain every day is an excellent way to stave off the mental ravages of aging.

…the principles that undergird [mechanized] systems remain firmly embedded in the way organizations of all types approach management and leadership.

Certainly design patterns and tested usability principles should be followed, but there’s always room to do or present things differently.

Candor is the key to self-knowledge. Candor is based in honesty of thought and action, a steadfast devotion to principle, and a fundamental soundness and wholeness.

Ethical fading is a condition in a culture that allows people to act in unethical ways in order to advance their own interests, often at the expense of others, while falsely believing that they have not compromised their own moral principles.