Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

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

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

Skillin the art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He canaccomplish nothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Liberation is not deliverance.

Stability is not immobility

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.