Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave 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.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

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.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.