Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.