When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Genius is a long impatience.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.