Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

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