Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

The property of power is to protect.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.