You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Talkback 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.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.