The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.