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

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

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.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.