I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.