During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.

Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies.

Growth always involves the risk of failure.

If a man knows precisely what he can do to you or what epithet he can hurl against you in order to make you lose your temper, your equilibrium, then he can always keep you under subjection.

Often, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities of one's own situation so as not to be overcome by them.

There must be always remaining in every life, some place for the singing of angels, some place for that which in itself is breathless and beautiful.

The measure of a man's estimate of your strength is the kind of weapons he feels that he must use in order to hold you fast in a prescribed place.