Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

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

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

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Stability is not immobility

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...