Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

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.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

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.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.