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.

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.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

An expert is a man, who dosent has all the answers, but he is sure that if that he is given enough money he can find them.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.