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.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

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