When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

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.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

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

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Money is what things run into and people run out of

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.