We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

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.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

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.