Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.