"I am whatever you make me, nothing more."

-- Franklin Knight Lane

“For twenty years it had been generally known that an insidious Lobby was maintained in Washington to influence legislation and executive action on behalf of vested interests. ... The lobby was a creature of darkness. It worked behind closed doors and whispered in corners. This ancient industry was one form of invisible government.”
“When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur.”
“And if we seem nutty to you and if we seem like an odd ball to you, just remember one thing. The mighty oak tree was once a nut just like me.”
“When we lack integrity, we use power to control. When we lead with integrity, we use power to bless.”
“Power," Nita heard her father say behind her. "Creation. Forces from before time. This is--this business is for saints, not children!" Even saints have to start somewhere," Carl said softly. "And it's always been the children who have saved the universe from the previous generation and remade the universe in their own image.”

Source : "High Wizardry (Young Wizards, Book 3)". Book by Diane Duane, 1990.
“My plan is to govern as long as I can.”
“The education of my brother and myself was of paramount importance to my parents, and in addition to their strong encouragement, they were prepared to make any sacrifice to further our intellectual development.”
“Who knows whether in retirement I shall be tempted to the last infirmity of mundane minds, which is to write a book.”

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