In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

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.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

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.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.