If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Now-a-days women don't hire domestic help-they marry it.

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

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.