Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such,the path of error is the path of truth.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.