A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

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.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

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

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...