Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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...

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

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.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.