The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Stability is not immobility

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.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.