We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.

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.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

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.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Our errors are steps on the way.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.