Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.