My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

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

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.