Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

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.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

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.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

.Oneshould count each day a separate life.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.