We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

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.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Talentalone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are youready?'

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.