Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

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