Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.