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.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

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

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour