History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.