I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

The property of power is to protect.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.