Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

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.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.