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.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp