Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

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.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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