Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.