It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

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

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?