WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on 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.

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.

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.