Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

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

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

The property of power is to protect.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

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.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.