Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

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

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

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.