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.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.