Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

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

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving