A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

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.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.