The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

All thingsat first appear difficult.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.