The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

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

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

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

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.