Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

The first duty of love is to listen.

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.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.