Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

The greatest prayer is patience.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.