Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

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

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.