Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

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

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

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.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.