Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

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

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

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.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.