Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

When you are feeling stressed and about to breakdown, just remember: STRESSED is just DESSERTS spelled backwards.. it's a piece of cake!

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Nevercut what you can untie.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

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.