Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

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

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.