Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Well done is better than well said.

Constant repetition carries conviction.