Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

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

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.