A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel.

The real universe is always one step beyond logic.

We faced it and did not resist. The storm passed through us and around us. It's gone, but we remain.

Answers are a perilous grip on the universe. They can appear sensible yet explain nothing.

If all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief.

Survival is the ability to swim in strange water.

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.