It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

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

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...

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.