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.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

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

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

A language is like living skin itself.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.