Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.

Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' -a leader says, 'Let's go!'.

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' -a leader says, 'Let's go!'.

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. read more

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong - that's healthy.

Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.

Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us read more

Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplike passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.

The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men read more

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible read more

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.