The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

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.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.