Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

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.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.