No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

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

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Onemust talk little and listen much.