The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

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

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.