When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

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.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.

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.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.