Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

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.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Anempty sack cannot stand up.