There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.