Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

A room without books is a body without soul

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…

Opportunists take now for an answer.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.