The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

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

Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.

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

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

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.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.