If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.