A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

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.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.