Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

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.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.