Modesty is the clothing of talent.

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.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

No strength within, no respect without.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.