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

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

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.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal