Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

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

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

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

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Nevercut what you can untie.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges