The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

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.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.