Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

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.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.