Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.