Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.