Pleasant words are the food of love.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

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

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

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…

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.