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

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.