I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.

Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.

If enough of us believe, a new thing can be made to exist. Belief structure creates a filter through which chaos is sifted into order.

When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong - faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it's to late.

Once human beings realize something can be done, they're not satisfied until they've done it.

A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct.