When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.