The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

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.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.