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.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.