Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

If youare 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.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

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