The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.