In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

The property of power is to protect.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.