Walter Kirn Quotes

Power without abuse loses its charm.

Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.

For it is easier to shout 'Stop', than to do it

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

There's been nothing but discipline, discipline, discipline all my life.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.

I have to reign myself in a lot.

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

If people think I'm angry, I don't want to burst anybody's bubble. I like sometimes for people to be afraid of me. But it's not really anger; it's discipline.

I know what you're going to say! 'They are men, and men should be free.' A free man is dangerous to himself and everyone else. Freedom should be left to those who can put it to good use.

He who has great power should use it lightly.

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

They are amazing kids so we let them make decisions but also have discipline.

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

A person in my position has to restrain himself.

The hardest thing for me is restraint.

Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.

None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom but license.

Let your thoughts be abundant, but let your mouth be under restraint.

People have to be armed to have power, you see.

I'm an in-control person.

The first thing you learn in a martial art sport is discipline, and you are not allowed to use it at home.

It's time for me to step up and take control. That's what I've always been used to.

It is easier to rule others than to keep from being ruled oneself.