Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

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.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.