Denny Troncoso
http://www.CosoCapitalGroup.com
When it comes to creating work you love, following your passion is not particularly useful advice.
“President Kennedy’s eloquence was designed to make men think; President Johnson’s hammer blows are designed to make men act.”
― The Passage of Power
― The Passage of Power
“When Silent Cal Coolidge noted that “You don’t have to explain something you haven’t said,”
― The Path to Power
― The Path to Power
“Hospitality has always been a potent political weapon. Moses used it like a master. Coupled with his overpowering personality, a buffet often did as much for a proposal as a bribe.”
― The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
― The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
“If you do everything, you’ll win,”
― Master of the Senate
― Master of the Senate
“But although the cliche says that power always corrupts, what is seldom said ... is that power always reveals. When a man is climbing, trying to persuade others to give him power, concealment is necessary. ... But as a man obtains more power, camouflage becomes less necessary.”
― The Passage of Power
― The Passage of Power
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