In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

The comforter's head never aches.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.