We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!