Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.