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…

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

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