Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

A half truth is a whole lie.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

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.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.