Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

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

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

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

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.