Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Example is better than following it.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

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

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