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

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

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

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.