Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

It is throughcooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will bederived.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

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.