Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.