Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

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

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

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