Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.