Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Nevercut what you can untie.

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.

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

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

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

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.