No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

The property of power is to protect.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

You can't unscramble an egg.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.