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

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.