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.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused

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

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.