People loan their trust, they don't give it.

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.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.