No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

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

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

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.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.