Biblio | Beyond Intractability

If we cannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

- John F. Kennedy

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it stands than to anything on which it is poured.

- Anonymous

Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.

- Max Lucado

A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame.

- Dhammapada

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak...Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.

- Cesar Chavez

The besetting sin of most clever people is that it is much easier to say clever things than true ones.

- Kenneth Boulding

Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

- Albert Einstein

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.

- Anonymous

Let all bear in mind that a society is judged not so much by the standards attained by its more affluent and privileged members as by the quality of life which it is able to assure for its weakest members.

- H.E. Javier Perez de Cuellar

Empathy is the biggest negotiation tool. I must try to understand where the other person's coming from to make points for my side.

- Lee Ducat

Violence just hurts those who are already hurt...Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.

- Cesar Chavez

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

- Nelson Mandela

While seeking revenge, dig two graves -- one for yourself.

- Doug Horton

We do not inherit the earth from our fathers. We borrow it from our children.

- David Bower

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

- Jonathan Kozol