Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

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

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.