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

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

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.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.