If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

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.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

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

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

Stability is not immobility

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.