One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

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.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.