He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

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.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.