Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

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

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.