The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

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 highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Genius is a long impatience.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.