Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

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.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Liberation is not deliverance.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.