A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

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.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.