Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

A language is like living skin itself.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.