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

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

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

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.