Habit: the shackles of the free

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

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.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.