A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

To teach isto learn twice.

The first duty of love is to listen.

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.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Personal responsibility is too fiscal accountability as lovemaking is to a gynaecological examination

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.