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

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

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

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

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

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur