Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

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.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.