Example is better than following it.

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

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Much learning does not teach understanding.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

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.

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

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.