Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.