Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

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

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

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

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

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