The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

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.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.