If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

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.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.