Self-trust is the first secret of success.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

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.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.