Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

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

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.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.