Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.