Luck never mad a mad man wise

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.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

If youare 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.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

My Strength is made perfect in weakness

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.