When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

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.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.