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If the issue doesn't matter a whole lot, just drop it. You don't have to win every fight ... and you will not have lost any of your authority by giving in when it doesn't matter very much.

Lawrence Balter

Lawrence Balter (20th century), U.S. psychologist and author. Who's In Control? Ch. 3 (1989).

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