The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

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.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.