Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.