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.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.