To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

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

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.