Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

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.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

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

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.