Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

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

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to