Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

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.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.