Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

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.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.