If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Well done is better than well said.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

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.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.