The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

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

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.