It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

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.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.