Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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 best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea