People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Liberation is not deliverance.

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.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

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