I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

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.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.