Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

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

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Stability is not immobility

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen