Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

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.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

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

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.