Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

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

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.