If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Well-managed,cooperative conflict contributes to the productivity and innovativeness oforganizations and the competence and well-being of people.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.