Instead of seeing the rug being pulled from under us, we can learn to dance on the shifting carpet.

The quality of our lives depends not on whether or not we have conflicts, but on how we respond to them.

Conflict can be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither side loses and a new dance is created.

Being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view to a viewing point - a higher, more expansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Embracing conflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration can lead to growth and fascination.

Change does not take time - it takes commitment.

Our lives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we do with conflict that makes the difference.

Conflict isn't negative, it just is.

It is very difficult to apply the old Indian adage 'Do not judge another until you have walked a mile in his moccasins,' unless you get out of your own moccasins first.

When conflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

It is hard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because we are not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creating a new "pearl" as we are in being right.

Thank you for helping my sister, ” he says.I lean forward, mimicking his position. “I’m happy to.”Calliope leans out her window. “STOP FLIRTING AND GET BACK TO WORK.

Every soul that existed on earth is part of earth human history.

Fantasy stories will always be popular, as there are always readers who are willing to escape, freely, to the worlds that the authors create, and spend time with the characters we give life to.

I try to smile at her, but I can't extend my flexibility training to my mouth, it just won't move.

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?

Words indeed are but the signs and counters of knowledge, and their currency should be strictly regulated by the capital which they represent.

All I know is that I am not a Marxist.

It is by those who have suffered that the world has been advanced.

Love’s secret is always lifting its head out from under the covers, “Here I am!”

If you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.