All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

It is throughcooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will bederived.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Those who trust us educate us.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

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

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.