Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.