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.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...