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.

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Ittakes time to save time.

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

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

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,