"Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power." ― Pierre Corneille Topic(s): Power More From Pierre Corneille "Every man of courage is a man of his word." "Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman’s quality." "Peace is produced by war." More In Power "Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force."― George Bernard Shaw "I’ve worked with many directors, good ones and bad ones. So if I have a chance to work the good ones, I better put myself in their hands, and trust them, because that’s my big opportunity to be different, and to be better than usual."― Thomas Kretschmann "People who avoid the brick walls – all power to ya, but we all have to hit them sometimes in order to push through to the next level, to evolve."― Jennifer Aniston