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.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers