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

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.