Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

The first duty of love is to listen.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

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.