A man sits as many risks as he runs.

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.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

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.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.