Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Genius is a long impatience.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

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