When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Only the educated are free.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.