The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.