Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

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.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

You see what power is holding someone else's fear in your handand showing it to them!