Power: More Important than Profit

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When once I have made my decision, I go straight to my end, and sweep aside everything with my red cassock. – Cardinal Richelieu

Power is gained more with flair than with care. But is retained more with care than with flair.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton

Power is often more important than profit. – Bertram Toy

Power is the ability not to have to please. – Elizabeth Janeway

The men who really wield, retain, and covet power are the kind who answer bedside phones while making love. – Nicholas Pileggi

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. – Honore de Balzac

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