Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

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.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Power tires only those who do not have it.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it