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.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.