The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

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

To beprepared is half the victory.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

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.