War does not determine who is right - only who is left

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

The comforter's head never aches.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

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.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.