Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

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.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

The greatest prayer is patience.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.