Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

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.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

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

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Nevercut what you can untie.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.