No matter how exotic human civilization becomes, no matter the developments of life and society nor the complexity of the machine/human interface, there always come interludes of lonely power when the course of humankind, the very future of humankind, depends upon the relatively simple actions of single individual.

There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.

Do actions agree with words? There's your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.

You see, gentlemen, they have something to die for. They've discovered they're a people. They're awakening.

One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim.

When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.

I never thought it would be easy to serve God," she said. "I just didn't think it would be this hard.