Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

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 like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.