Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

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

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.