Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it