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

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

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.

Habit: the shackles of the free

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.