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The other inmates stand in a long straight line, flanked by guards, and I am dragged past them. I do not respect them, because they will not run – will not try to escape.

Power tends to corrupt , absolute power corrupts absolutely.

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.

Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over God’s business.

Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.

“In 2024, let’s focus on what we can control.”

“A new year is like a blank book, and the pen is in your hands.”

The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success – or failure.