There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.