A room without books is a body without soul

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

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