The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.