A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

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.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Inspiration comes of working every day.