Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

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.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.