I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

A room without books is a body without soul

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.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.