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.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.