What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

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.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.