Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

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

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.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

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

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.