Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Example is better than following 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.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.