The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

A language is like living skin itself.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.