Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

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...

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.