Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

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

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Prepareby knowing your walk away [conditions] and by building the number ofvariables you can work with during the negotiation... you need to have a walkaway... a combination of price, terms, and deliverables that represents theleast you will accept. Witho