A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

What is well done is done soon enough.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

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

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