We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

The property of power is to protect.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

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.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.