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.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

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.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'