Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

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

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.