Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

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

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Outside noisy, inside empty.