A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

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.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

He understands badly who listens badly.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.