Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

.Oneshould count each day a separate life.

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.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.