The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Opportunists take now for an answer.

Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.