My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

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.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.