Power comes from sincere service

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

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