Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

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.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.