At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.