Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

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

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.