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

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Ittakes time to save time.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.