Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

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

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

As long as there is life there is danger.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.