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.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

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

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

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.

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

A half truth is a whole lie.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.