Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

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.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

A language is like living skin itself.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

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

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.