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

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

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.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.