An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

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.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.