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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.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

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

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.