The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

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.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.