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.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

The property of power is to protect.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.