Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

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.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination