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.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.