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

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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

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

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.