If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

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.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

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.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

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

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.