A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

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.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.