To deny we need and want power is to deny that we hope to be effective.

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You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do.

You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

All weddings, except those with shotguns in evidence, are wonderful.

All weddings, except those with shotguns in evidence, are wonderful.

Charlton Heston announced again today that he is suffering from Alzheimer's.

Charlton Heston announced again today that he is suffering from Alzheimer's.

All weddings, except those with shotguns in evidence, are wonderful.

All weddings, except those with shotguns in evidence, are wonderful.

What you become is what counts.

What you become is what counts.

Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.

Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress.

You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do.

You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do.

One of the best parts of growing older? You can flirt all you like since...

One of the best parts of growing older? You can flirt all you like since...

The years teach much which the days never knew.

The years teach much which the days never knew.

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall...

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall...

If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do...

If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do...

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

I'll tell 'ya how to stay young: Hang around with older people

I'll tell 'ya how to stay young: Hang around with older people

Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit...

Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit...

In youth the days are short and the years are long. In old age the...

In youth the days are short and the years are long. In old age the...

Dont talk to me about Valentines Day. At my age an affair of the heart...

Dont talk to me about Valentines Day. At my age an affair of the heart...

The great comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old...

The great comfort of turning 49 is the realization that you are now too old...

Im going to be eighty soon, and I guess the one thing that puzzles me...

Im going to be eighty soon, and I guess the one thing that puzzles me...

Flirting is the art of keeping intimacy at a safe distance.

Flirting is the art of keeping intimacy at a safe distance.