Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

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

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.