Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

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.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.