Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

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.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.