The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

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.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.