A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.