Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

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.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

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.