The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

You can't unscramble an egg.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

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

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.