A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

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

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

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.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.