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

The first duty of love is to listen.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Pain is the outcome of sin.