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.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

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

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.