Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing