"A man like me troubles himself little..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very hard to know, and yet, not to be deceived, we must judge them by their present actions, but for the present only.”

“This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride.”

“In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.”

“Sometimes, I think my most important job as a CEO is to listen for bad news. If you don't act on it, your people will eventually stop bringing bad news to your attention and that is the beginning of the end.”

“I am a prelude to better players, O my brothers! An example! Follow my example!”

“Leadership is the dream made reality.”

“When I meet a government which says to me, "Your money or your life," why should I be in haste to give it my money?”

“Success goes thus invariably with a certain plus or positive power: an ounce of power must balance an ounce of weight.”

“Come, see the north-wind's masonry, Out of an unseen quarry evermore Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer Curves his white bastions with projected roof Round every windward stake, or tree, or door. Speeding, the myriad-handed, his wild work So fanciful, so savage, naught cares he For number or proportion.”