Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

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.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.