To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

God has created the world in play.

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

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

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