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 man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

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.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.