The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

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.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

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

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

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

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.