"When we speak of power, we mean man's control over the minds and actions of other men. By political power we refer to the mutual relations of control among the holders of public authority and between the latter and the people at large."

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Source : Hans Morgenthau (1955). “Politics Among Nations”

Hans Morgenthau

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“I hate losing in training, I'm always arguing, having a go at everybody. I take my job very seriously.'”
“...Don't rupture another's illusion unless you're positive the alternative you offer is more worthwhile than that from which you're wrenching them. Interrogate your solipsism: Does it offer any better a home than the delusions you're reaching to shatter?”
“I know I can be very standoffish . . .”

Source : "The Beaten Path / Author David Pelzer chronicles a nightmare childhood" by Jerry Carroll, www.sfgate.com. July 30, 1998.
“Every kind of work can be a pleasure. Even simple household tasks can be an opportunity to exercise and expand our caring, our effectiveness, our responsiveness. As we respond with caring and vision to all work, we develop our capacity to respond fully to all of life. Every action generates positive energy which can be shared with others. These qualities of caring and responsiveness are the greatest gift we can offer.”

Source : Tarthang Tulku (1978). “Skillful means”, Dharma Publishing
“Everything in the media is fleeting. Don't get the wrong idea. Fame is when you're still the hot topic next week or even the week after.”
“When you take technology and mix it with art, you always come up with something innovative.”
“If your fans are listening to the music and they can relate to it, they'll relate to it a lot more if it comes from us.”
“Beginning to reason is like stepping onto an escalator that leads upward and out of sight. Once we take the first step, the distance to be traveled is independent of our will and we cannot know in advance where we shall end.”

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