Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

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.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

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

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

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

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

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.