"Power leads to more power, no matter what your racket, and not only were they rich and influential but they were smart as hell, too."

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Men always want to be terribly influential, but I see that as somewhat external. Do I imagine myself being influential? No. I want to understand. And if others understand--in the same sense that I have understood--that gives me a sense of satisfaction, like feeling at home.

— Hannah Arendt