I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

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

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

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

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.