Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

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.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

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

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

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.