If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

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