Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

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 half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.