Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

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.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Pain is the outcome of sin.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.