Quotes Wishes and Status Messages - Page 55

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

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.

A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don''t remind them of what you didin the past; tell them what you''re going to do in the future.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes foran instant?

Tell meand I''ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I''llunderstand.

In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared minds.

It''snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Be on a horse when you go in search of a better one.

There''sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon''t stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won''t go?

A stupid act entails doing the work twice over.

You don''t run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Accomplishmentof purpose is better than making a profit.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be and you help them become whatthey are capable of being.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Ignorancedoesn''t kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

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

Conflictisn''t negative, it just is.