Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

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…

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

To teach isto learn twice.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.