What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

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.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Throughconflict we get to unity.