Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

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.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.