Actual creativeness is a matter of moments. One has to piece together the minute grains to make a lump. And it is so easy to miss the momentary flashes, it is like sluicing in placer mining. He who lets the flakes float by has nothing to show for his trouble.

When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion.

There is always a chance that he who sets himself up as his brother's keeper will end up by being his jail-keeper.

[The designated or chosen leader tries to] articulate and justify the resentment dammed up in the souls of the frustrated. He kindles the vision of a breathtaking future so as to justify the sacrifice of a transitory present. He stages the world of make-believe so indispensable for the realization of self-sacrifice and united action.

Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.

When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

Anger is a prelude to courage.