Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.