Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

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...

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.