Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

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.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

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

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

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