“In a world growing increasingly banal and familiar, what seems enigmatic instantly draws attention. Never make it too clear what you are doing or about to do. Do not show all your cards. An air of mystery heightens your presence; it also creates anticipation—everyone”Tagged: Power, Mystery
“So much of power is not what you do but what you do not do—the rash and foolish actions that you refrain from before they get you into trouble.”Tagged: Power, Greatness, actions
“Do not commit to any side or cause but yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others -- playing people against one another, making them pursue you.”Tagged: Power, Greatness, People, Commitment
“Your predictability gives them a sense of control. Turn the tables; be deliberately unpredictable.”Tagged: Power, Greatness, Predictability
“If, for example, you are miserly by nature, you will never go beyond a certain limit; only generous souls attain greatness.”Tagged: Power, Misery, Greatness, Success
“An emotional response to a situation is the single greatest barrier to power, a mistake that will cost you a lot more than any temporary satisfaction you might gain by expressing your feelings.”Tagged: Power, emotions
“Make people depend on you for their happiness and prosperity and you have nothing to fear. Never teach them enough so that they can do without you.”Tagged: Power, Success, Dependence
“Never be distracted by people’s glamorous portraits of themselves and their lives; search and dig for what really imprisons them.”Tagged: Power, Success
“When you meet a swordsman, draw your sword: Do not recite poetry to one who is not a poet.”Tagged: Power, Success
“The key to power, then, is the ability to judge who is best able to further your interests in all situations. Keep friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent.”Tagged: Power, Work, Success, It's Okay To Have Dumb Friends?
“To succeed in the game of power, you have to master your emotions.”Tagged: Power, Success, Emotion, Feelings
“The unfortunate sometimes draw misfortune on themselves, they will also draw it on you. Associate with the happy and fortunate instead.”Tagged: Power, Success, People, Happiness
“It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate.”Tagged: Power, actions
“Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove.”Tagged: Power, Friends, enemies, Frenemies
“Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Re-create yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the audience. Be the master of your own image rather than letting others define it for you.”Tagged: Power, Attention, Image, Originality
“Make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colorful, more mysterious than the bland and timid masses.”Tagged: Power, Attention, Mystery