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.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.