The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

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

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.