Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

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.

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

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.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.