Conflict can be healthy within a collaborative group, as long as everyone sticks to the issues and things don't get personal.

You won't benefit from diverse perspectives if you aren't open to utilizing differences.

People need to feel safe to be who they are—to speak up when they have an idea, or to speak out when they feel something isn't right.

When people feel trusted, they'll begin to understand they are contributors--and you'll get great ideas and happy people.

The key to handling conflict is to make sure people understand it's okay to have an opposing view.

The natural result of utilizing different perspectives is that people are more engaged because they feel their opinions are important.

Perceive conflict as positive, creative, and issue driven. Don't allow personal attacks.

Train leaders in behaviors that promote trust and respect. Bust existing silos and focus on what’s best for the project.

It's hard for managers to consider different perspectives if they never ask people what they think.

Pause while reading a book only in case of two things:1. To kiss2. To sip coffeeToo bad both are a luxury.

It's like a magic well. You think you know everything about [a] photograph, you think you've gotten everything out of it, and all of a sudden I see things in it I'd never seen before.

I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.

Just remember enough never to be vulnerable again: total forgetting could be as self-destructive as complete remembering.

You don’t learn from successes; you don’t learn from awards; you don’t learn from celebrity; you only learn from wounds and scars and mistakes and failures. And that’s the truth.

The fall or scrapping of a cultural world puts us all into the same archetypal cesspool, engendering nostalgia for earlier conditions.

The heart of a woman is never so full of affection that there does not remain a little corner for flattery and love.

The rose is often found near the nettle.

No matter what you're trying to do there will be noise in the market... Before the race starts, I'm already focused on the victory.

Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.