The property of power is to protect.

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.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

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