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.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.