Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

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.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.