The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

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.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?