You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.