Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

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

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

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...