Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.