Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.