When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Liberation is not deliverance.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left