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 more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.