Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

A language is like living skin itself.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.