“The central issue of power in leadership is not Will it be used? But rather Will it be used wisely and well?”

The glorious thing for you always has consequences for others.

It is a badge of distinction, an emblem of success, without having to say too much about it.

The term power comes from the Latin posse- to do, to be able, to change, to influence or effect.

Part of the true luxury of “earned laziness” are the braggin rights that come along with being purposefully and publicly lazy.

It labels us, affords us kudos, and raises our profile in the “pecking order” of our fellow troglodytes. It says to others, “See, I’ve done so well that I can afford to do nothing at all whenever I so choose!

To have power is to possess the capacity to control or direct change. All forms of leadership must make use of power.

If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing.

Like the air we breathe or like the passage of time, is central to our existence as intelligent beings.

It signals problems with respect to currency markets. Central banks should pay attention to it.

We are in the midst of a once-in-a-century credit tsunami. Central banks and governments are being required to take unprecedented measures.

Since I’ve become a central banker, I’ve learned to mumble with great incoherence.

Although the outlook is clouded by a number of uncertainties, the central tendencies of the projections .. imply continued good economic performance in the United States.

The Mexicans return the detained Central American migrants by bus or by air to the countries they come from.

We as central bankers need not be concerned if a collapsing financial asset bubble does not threaten to impair the real economy, its production, jobs and price stability.