Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.