Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.