Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

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.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

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

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

Suspicion begets suspicion.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

A faithful friend is medicine of Life.