You're always feeling powerless in life. If you're in an abusive relationship or working for what we call a psychotic boss sometimes the only option is to leave because you're emotions get so entangled with these manipulative people that staying there you're just helpless because they're good at passive aggressive games and you're not, so you have to leave.

There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.

Everything changes. This is the key to feeling powerful, but also to being creative in the world.

Religion is the great balm of existence because it takes us outside ourselves, connects us to something larger

A lot of the things that involve power on the highest levels sometimes involve the darker side of human psychology. People can be very passive aggressive or they can be aggressive and they can conceal their intentions. There's this world that exists that nobody writes about or describes it's like a dirty little secret or taboo.

I am impressed when I go on the internet and see a lot of young people who've been influenced by the books, or I meet someone who tells me how it has changed their life. To me, that is much more real than sales figures.