Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

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.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

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.

Thebasic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.