Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Toevery answer you can find a new question.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.