To Change Ourselves Effectively, We

People Don't Listen To Understand. They Listen To Reply. The Collective Monologue Is Everyone Talking And No One Listening.

The Most Important Ingredient We Put Into Any Relationship Is Not What We Say Or What We Do, But What We Are. And If Our Words And Our Actions Come From Superficial Human Relations Techniques (the Personality Ethic) Rather Than From Our Own Inner Core (the Character Ethic), Others Will Sense That Duplicity. We Simply Won't Be Able To Create And Sustain The Foundation Necessary For Effective Interdependence.

The Ability To Subordinate An Impulse To A Value Is The Essence Of The Proactive Person.

Wisdom Is Your Perspective On Life, Your Sense Of Balance, Your Understanding Of How The Various Parts And Principles Apply And Relate To Each Other.

It's Easy To Say ''no!'' When There's A Deeper ''yes!'' Burning Inside.