Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.