Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

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.

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

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.