I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.