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.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.