Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.