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To live is to war with trolls.Henrik Ibsen
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.Lao Tzu
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I have a self-made quote: Celebrate diversity, practice acceptance and may we all choose peaceful options to conflict.Donzella Michele Malone
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It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world.Criss Jami
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Those who live as though God sets the rules are not going by their own rules. That is the self-sacrifice, or selflessness, that peace more often than not requires. Those who insist on going by their own rules cannot make that sacrifice. They are the steady adherents of (global) conflict because they are forever fighting both themselves and others to do whatever they think that they want to do.Criss Jami
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Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated.Criss Jami
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Peace is not an easy prospect--it requires greater bravery than does conflict.Ozzie Zehner
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The critical nature of 'choices' -- [the] timing will prove to be an asset or liability; it will reward wisdom or expose stupidity. Either way, we learn from the path of suffering or satisfaction… by choice or by design.T.F. Hodge
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Read this first volume and you'll want to finish the next two--300, 000 words in total--with the first 90, 000 setting the stage for a life-affirming masterpiece, and characters you will never forget!Frank Audrain
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They want us to be afraid. They want us to be afraid of leaving our homes. They want us to barricade our doors and hide our children. Their aim is to make us fear life itself! They want us to hate. They want us to hate 'the other'. They want us to practice aggression and perfect antagonism. Their aim is to divide us all! They want us to be inhuman. They want us to throw out our kindness. They want us to bury our love and burn our hope. Their aim is to take all our light! They think their bricked walls will separate us. They think their damned bombs will defeat us. They are so ignorant they don’t understand that my soul and your soul are old friends. They are so ignorant they don’t understand that when they cut you I bleed. They are so ignorant they don’t understand that we will never be afraid, we will never hate and we will never be silent for life is ours! .Kamand Kojouri
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Even after centuries of human interacting, children still continue to rebel against their parents and siblings. Young marrieds look upon their in-laws and parents as obstacles to their independence and growth. Parents view their children as selfish ingrates. Husbands desert their wives and seek greener fields elsewhere. Wives form relationships with heroes of soap operas who vicariously bring excitement and romance into their empty lives. Workers often hate their bosses and co-workers and spend miserable hours with them, day after day. On a larger scale, management cannot relate with labour. Each accuses the other of unreasonable self-interests and narrow-mindedness. Religious groups often become entrapped, each in a provincial dogma resulting in hate and vindictiveness in the name of God. Nations battle blindly, under the shadow of the world annihilation, for the realization of their personal rights. Members of these groups blame rival groups for their continual sense of frustration, impotence, lack of progress and communication. We have obviously not learned much over the years. We have not paused long enough to consider the simple truth that we humans are not born with particular attitudinal sets regarding other persons, we are taught into them. We are the future generation's teachers. We are, therefore, the perpetrators of the confusion and alienation we abhor and which keeps us impotent in finding new alternatives. It is up to us to diligently discover new solutions and learn new patterns of relating, ways more conducive to growth, peace, hope and loving coexistence. Anything that is learned can be unlearned and relearned. In this process called change lies our real hope.Leo Buscaglia
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I don’t know why everyoneis still trying to find out whether heaven and hell exist. Why do we need more evidence? They exist here on this very Earth.Heaven is standing atop Mount Qasiounoverlooking the Damascene sightswith the wind carrying Qabbani’sdulcet words all around you. And hell is only four hours away in Aleppo where children’s cries drown out the explosions of mortar bombsuntil they lose their voice, their families, and their limbs. Yes, hell certainly does existright now, at this moment, as I pen this poem. And all we’re doingto extinguish this hellfireis sighing, shrugging, liking, and sharing. Tell me: what exactly does that makeus? Are we any better than the gatekeepers of hell? .Kamand Kojouri
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They took one look at me, And hated my black face. They took one look at me, And decided on my fate. They took one look at me, And forced an unknown fear. They took one look at me, And caused the shed of tears. They took one look at me, And decided I was wrong. They took one look at me, And now I'm singing the slave mans song...NZuri Za Austin
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Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire to be a good business person, that is to say, to make as much money as they possibly can by maximizing their revenue while minimizing the cost of producing whatever it is that they sell.Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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We seldom learn much from someone with whom we agree.Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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There wasn’t a question of what compromise there should be or what kind of peace process we should engage in. There was only one discussion: How do we remove the colonial power that is occupying ourcountry?Talal AbuGhazaleh
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I always have believed that we should not call it an Arab-Israeli issue or a Palestinian-Arab dispute or a peace negotiation. I think we should call it what it is: an occupation of Palestine, full stop. This is not a popular position in mixed company.Talal AbuGhazaleh
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Note, to-day, an instructive, curious spectacle and conflict. Science, (twin, in its fields, of Democracy in its)– Science, testing absolutely all thoughts, all works, has already burst well upon the world–a sun, mounting, most illuminating, most glorious–surely never again to set. But against it, deeply entrench'd, holding possession, yet remains, (not only through the churches and schools, but by imaginative literature, and unregenerate poetry, ) the fossil theology of the mythic-materialistic, superstitious, untaught and credulous, fable-loving, primitive ages of humanity.Walt Whitman
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Never annoy an inspirational author or you will become the poison in her pen and the villian in every one of her books.Shannon L. Alder
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Sometimes, God doesn’t send you into a battle to win it; he sends you to end it.Shannon L. Alder
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These days when Christians bicker they exaggerate passion into a legalistic belief and prosperity into a lukewarm belief.Criss Jami
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Change is constant.Rajen Jani
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Time well-spent is life well-lived.Rajen Jani
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Relationships are built on trust.Rajen Jani
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Time management is essential for a work-life balance.Rajen Jani
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Compromise makes relationships survive.Rajen Jani
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Sometimes, changing circumstances also changes relationships.Rajen Jani
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Good times don’t last and bad times don’t stay forever.Rajen Jani
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Change is difficult, since it challenges the status quo.Rajen Jani
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Perseverance guarantees success.Rajen Jani
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Strategy is influenced by circumstances.Rajen Jani
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Knowledge is something that fire cannot burn, water cannot wet, air cannot dry, thieves cannot steal, and the more you spend the more it increases.Rajen Jani
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In relationships, the cheater is unable to trust anyone, including the cheated.Rajen Jani
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Experience is costly knowledge.Rajen Jani
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Only time can reveal the future.Rajen Jani
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Strategy can turn a losing battle into a winning battle.Rajen Jani
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The winning strategy is the one that successfully adapts to the changing circumstances of time, place, and person.Rajen Jani
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Change is possible only if the top management agrees.Rajen Jani
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Entrepreneurs utilize even a negative change positively.Rajen Jani
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Those benefiting from the status quo, resist change.Rajen Jani
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Relationships need to be valued today, for tomorrow is uncertain.Rajen Jani
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Knowledge if churned like milk, results in the butter of wisdom.Rajen Jani
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Reasoning culminates in gaining knowledge.Rajen Jani
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Time should be spent happily without regrets.Rajen Jani
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Intelligent efforts are successful.Rajen Jani
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Unwise application of knowledge is dangerous.Rajen Jani
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Strategy can win over tricky situations.Rajen Jani
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Over time, repetition brings perfection, which brings success.Rajen Jani
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How one treats another one, determines success.Rajen Jani
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Sometimes a problem itself offers its own solution.Rajen Jani
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A clear mind achieves success.Rajen Jani
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Some problems are imaginary and not real.Rajen Jani
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With a common ground, solution of problems is easy.Rajen Jani
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Leaders prioritize what they want.Rajen Jani
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Improvements enable adapting to new situations.Rajen Jani
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Addressing the interests of the audience, results in effective communication.Rajen Jani
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Anger creates distances that shouting increases.Rajen Jani
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The wise communicate in subtle ways.Rajen Jani
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For further communication, previous communication may be archived or discarded.Rajen Jani
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Even if all communication from everyone is followed, yet one cannot please everyone.Rajen Jani
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Actions undertaken in anger, only result in pain, sorrow, and regret.Rajen Jani
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Mutual respect is an integral part of communication.Rajen Jani
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Workers can offer guidance for improving the work.Rajen Jani
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Improvement combines effectiveness with simplicity.Rajen Jani
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Even a child can offer ideas for improvement.Rajen Jani
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Leaders rule hearts, not people.Rajen Jani
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Angry issues need settling time.Rajen Jani
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Investor confidence rests on leaders who deliver.Rajen Jani
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Some leaders lead from the front.Rajen Jani
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Adverse situations used advantageously can offer solutions to problems.Rajen Jani
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Conflicts may create unfathomable distances.Rajen Jani
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Make sure a conflict exists before working to resolve it.Rajen Jani
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If the difficult tasks are completed first, then the remaining tasks seem easy.Rajen Jani
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Words motivate.Rajen Jani
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Conflicts are expensive.Rajen Jani
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Employees are usually motivated to stay or leave due to their managers.Rajen Jani
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Recognition motivates.Rajen Jani
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Conflicts have small beginnings.Rajen Jani
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A positive change in approach improves quality.Rajen Jani
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The quality of the product is inseparable from the quality of its parts.Rajen Jani
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Quality is all about taking care of the details.Rajen Jani
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The clearer the objective, the better the performance.Rajen Jani
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Quality solves the trade-off between margins and sales.Rajen Jani
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Work always makes a difference.Rajen Jani
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Growth-oriented performance demands sustained entrepreneurial efforts.Rajen Jani
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Any work not executed honestly, fails to fulfill its objective.Rajen Jani
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Well-intentioned but ill-informed actions usually compromise quality.Rajen Jani
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Criticizing is easy, performing is difficult.Rajen Jani
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Needless documentation hampers performance.Rajen Jani
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Motivation overcomes self-limitations.Rajen Jani
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Sensible motivation is always effective.Rajen Jani
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Regular and concentrated training makes an expert.Rajen Jani
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Training of parts leads to training of the whole.Rajen Jani
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Helping others is an effective way of training oneself.Rajen Jani
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Unfulfilled needs makes training unfulfilled.Rajen Jani
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The highest training trains oneness.Rajen Jani
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The concern of a team member is also the concern of the team.Rajen Jani
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Mutually helping team members achieve both individual and team objectives.Rajen Jani
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Conflicts need to be resolved at the earliest.Rajen Jani
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A satisfied customer brings more customers.Rajen Jani