Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

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.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

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.

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

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

The greatest prayer is patience.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.