Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.