The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

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

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Stability is not immobility

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

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