Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

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.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

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