Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

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

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

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.

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

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.