Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

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.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.