Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

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

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

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.