A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

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