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.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

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

Our errors are steps on the way.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.