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.

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

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

Outside noisy, inside empty.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.