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.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.