A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.