Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

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.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.