Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

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.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

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.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.