You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

When a man meets his mates society begins.

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

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.