A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

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.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Those who trust us educate us.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

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

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

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.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.