Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

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

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

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.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

Nothing has happend to you unless you make much of it.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.