In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

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 is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.