Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

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

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought