The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.