To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.