I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

EDUCATION BEGINS WITH LIFE.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

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 numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.