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

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Sweet is pleasure after pain

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.