Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Renown and repose do not go together.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

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.