Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it