The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

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.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself