Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

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…

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.