It's good to shut up sometimes.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.