Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Our power is in our ability to decide.