Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

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

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

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.