The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

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.