Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

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

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.