The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

The first duty of love is to listen.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.