A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

God has created the world in play.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

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.

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.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

The warexisting between the senses and reason.