Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

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...

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

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

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

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

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.