I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

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.

As long as there is life there is danger.